National Day of Remembrance and Commitment against Mafias
Many thousands of people marched in Naples on May 5, 2019, to honor the National Day of Remembrance and Commitment against Mafias, which has been observed yearly since 2017.
Camorra – Neapolitan Mafia
Camorra Feud Triggers Ambush and Double Murder in Naples
The ambush and subsequent double murder in the Don Guanella district, a suburb of Miano, where 45-year-old Pasquale Torre and 35-year-old Giuseppe Di Napoli died, is believed to be a hit related to the war between rival Camorra groups.
Assunta Maresca has died – She was 86 years old
Assunta Maresca, known as Pupetta (small doll) due to her small stature and pretty face, died on the 21st December 2021, aged 86. She was born in 1935 in a town close to Naples, in a family with strong Camorra connections. The family nickname was Lampetielli (Lightning Knives), because of their proclivity for daggers. On … Read more
Camorra ‘Van Gogh boss’ arrested in Dubai
Raffaele Imperiale, one of the top drug traffickers of the Camorra, was arrested in Dubai. The Camorra mafioso was linked to the 2002 theft of two early Van Gogh paintings from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
The Mazzarella Camorra Clan- a new generation of bosses
A Camorra investigator describes the Mazzarella Camorra family, that has its stronghold in the Luzzatti district of Naples, as a “a big sleeping bear,” lying low as it awaits the next move of the enemy, the Secondigliano Alliance. It’s a game of wait-and-see, as the clan wins time for the new generation of Mazzarella bosses to take over the reins of the clan.
